TABLE 5.10 CONNECTEDNESS TO THE PAST ON SIX OCCASIONS BY GENDER -- PINE RIDGE OGLALA SIOUX SAMPLE

We asked our respondents for the following information about six "occasions": "On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means you felt no connection to the past and 10 means you felt a strong connection to the past, please tell mehow connected to the past you felt on the following." The table below divides the Pine Ridge Oglala Sioux Sample by gender, and reports the mean score each gender gave the six occasions listed in the far-left column for connectedness. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of respondents of each gender who answered the given question.

How connected to the past do you feel when...?

GENDER
Total sample
Men
Women
Significance test

Gathering with your family

7.6 (180)
7.3 (72)
7.8 (99)
NS

Visiting a museum or a historic site

6.7 (177)
6.8 (73)
6.7 (96)
NS

Celebrating holidays

6.5 (177)
6.1 (73)
6.8 (99)
NS

Reading a book about the past

5.5 (166)
5.5 (67)
5.5 (92)
NS

Watching a movie or TV program about the past

4.6 (177)
4.9 (73)
4.6 (95)
NS

Studying history in school

4.1 (180)
4.2 (73)
4.1 (98)
NS

 

 

 

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